Upon hearing the offer from "The World," Leonard, nicknamed "Star," immediately replied, "Deal."
This magical item is indeed quite remarkable, and he seems to realize that it was likely created by Klein using the "Hermit's" channels.
This reminded Leonard of the information about the "Sword of Dawn" and the "Mystic Admiral". Recently, "Scroll Shops" have appeared on Krus Island and Bayam, selling level 3 and level 2 sealed items.
What is now certain is that Mr. Garr must have recruited some extraordinary individuals through the "Artisan" pathway.
"The Sun" Derrick and "The Hermit" Odis have once again made a deal for extraordinary weapons and materials.
After the transaction between the two ended, the hall fell silent.
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Odis currently needs the extraordinary qualities of a "sage," but this need is clearly difficult to meet in the current Tarot gathering.
Even auxiliary materials are unlikely to be traded here, even if each member has their own channels, it is still difficult.
"Fool" Klein, on the other hand, hasn't been a demigod for long and hasn't even fully digested the potion yet, so he doesn't currently have a need for a general ascension.
"Justice" Audrey has fully digested the potion and has obtained the opportunity to advance to Sequence 5 "Dream Walker" from the Psychological Alchemy Society. She plans to try to advance in the next two days.
"Magician" Fors has just been promoted to "Record Officer" and is currently actively digesting potions. Her teacher has provided her with the "Traveler's" potion recipe and promised to help provide the auxiliary materials for advancing to Sequence 5, but she will have to find the main materials or extraordinary properties herself.
"Sun" Derrick and "Moon" Emlin have gathered all the materials and are ready to upgrade to Sequence 5.
However, the former is still preparing for the ceremony, while the vampire high command has also prepared the latter's ceremony. But recently, Emlyn and others retaliated against the vampire who provided false information, and Emlyn plans to wait until after this period to be promoted.
The "Priestess" Cattleya has finished digesting her potion and is currently preparing for the general upgrade. However, she doesn't need to worry about either the main or auxiliary materials for the upgrade.
The extraordinary properties were provided by Bernadette, while Odis promised to help her prepare the necessary materials, some of which he had taken during the robbery of the Steam Church.
"Judgment" Hugh is also preparing for promotion recently, but she has basically gathered all the auxiliary materials. Odis will provide her with the main materials, so there is no need to trade.
Leonard, the "Star," is an official Beyonder. He still intends to rely on the power of the church to ascend to a higher level, so after purchasing a magical item, he no longer has much need for it.
After a brief silence, the gathering quickly moved into the conversation phase.
Odis spoke first: "Gentlemen, keep an eye on the movements of the 'Red Angel' evil spirit."
He remembered that Klein later encountered this evil spirit, the "King of Angels," again, and they even joined forces to fight against a...
The Ageless Witch".
Everyone was taken aback, not quite understanding why the "Hermit" was suddenly looking for the evil spirit of the "Red Angel".
In fact, Odis intended to make the "Red Angel" evil spirit his military commander. This sounds absurd, but it was a well-thought-out plan by Odis.
First of all, there is no doubt about the "Red Angel's" ability to command war, and Odis is certain that the enemy will be able to make good use of the new troops of the future.
Odis happened to know that the other party's current need was to restore his own level, and he could promise to help him hunt down the "hunter" path to the angel level self-target.
Since the war is about to begin, there is a high probability that Fussac's angels will appear on the battlefield. If we seize the opportunity, we can completely eliminate one of their angels.
This collaboration is a win-win situation for everyone. The only problem might be the difficulty in managing this "red angel".
But as long as the opponent is capable of fighting, Odis has no intention of controlling them.
At this moment, Klein manipulated "The World" to remind him: "Although the evil spirit of 'Red Angel' has lost its extraordinary characteristics, it is still very dangerous."
"I believe it still possesses demigod-level power, and in some respects, retains the status of an 'angel' until a new 'Red Priest' appears."
Odis nodded and said, "I know that very well."
He smiled and said, "I have something to discuss with you. It shouldn't turn into a fight."
Even if a fight breaks out, Odis is not afraid. He is not an extraordinary being of the "Hunter" or "Witch" pathways, so he is not subject to the limitations of the pathways. Even if he can't win, he can still run away.
"World" nodded and said, "I'll keep an eye out for you."
The other members were curious about what the "Hermit" wanted to talk to the "King of Angels" about.
While curious, they all promised to keep an eye out for him.
Then, "Justice" Audrey looked around and, seeing that the other members were not in a hurry to speak, she said, "I met with Herwin Lambis, a member of the Psychological Alchemy Council, last week."
"Star" Leonard thought he had misheard: What? Herwin Rambis is a council member of the Psychological Alchemy Society?
He sat up abruptly, feeling an urge to immediately report to the archbishop and gather a team to capture him.
At this point, Audrey continued, "He tried to give me psychological suggestions, telling me to interact with different nobles in my daily life, to understand their true attitudes on different matters, and then to convey those attitudes to him."
"Fortunately, Mr. Fool received a blessing from an angel, and I was not actually affected."
She paused for a moment and asked, "What should I do next?"
Leonard was somewhat taken aback: Could there really be an angel offering a "blessing"?
Of course, he wasn't at all surprised that there were angels beneath Mr. Fool's throne. He was simply astonished that the members of the Tarot Club seemed to be able to frequently request help at this level.
Meanwhile, "Judgment" Hugh keenly noticed several keywords: the aristocratic psychological alchemy society, combined with the hazy figure of "Miss Justice," she seemed to have already connected them to a friend: Audrey...
Hall!
Just as she was pondering how to confirm this matter, "The Hermit" Odis said, "That depends on how you want to resolve it?"
Audrey was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
Odis smiled and said, "If you want to solve the problem completely, then get rid of that councilor. I can provide assistance in that regard."
"If you feel you want to continue to stay connected with the 'Psychological Alchemy Society,' report some less important things or withhold certain information."
Audrey was taken aback again: "Kill that councilor?"
"That's right." Odis said seriously, "In today's extraordinary world, demigods are relatively rare, and the characteristics of demigods are also very rare."
"If I have any clues, I'd actually be very willing to try hunting demigods."
Klein paused for a moment: The logic is sound, but why does it always feel like a fallacy?
Alger thought to himself: Hunting demigods!
He found that the gap between himself and the "hermit" seemed to be widening.
Audrey thought for a moment before saying, "It doesn't seem like there's any need to kill this council member for the time being."
Odis hummed in agreement: "Then my suggestion is to provide him with some information that isn't of much value in exchange for something like a potion recipe, or even use him to achieve some of your own goals."
"However, this is quite difficult. First, you need to understand his purpose and who he is serving."
"Once you understand this, you can achieve your goals by providing information that is difficult to distinguish between true and false."
"It just takes a bit more effort to fool a demigod who relies on the 'audience' method."
"Justice," Audrey nodded slowly. "I know what to do. Thank you for your advice."
Odis waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing.
Then Audrey asked, "Any new developments in the civil war in Remenberg?"
No one was surprised by the question about "justice," since everyone now knew that the "Hermit" was the current ambassador to Remburg, and it was normal to ask him about the situation in Remburg.
Klein also knew that "The Hermit" was the mastermind behind the radicals, and Audrey was also aware that "The Hermit" was a supporter of the radicals.
"We'll have results in the next week or two." Odis didn't hide much about this: "After that, the radicals will have a certain political standing in Remburg, and locally, half of the western province will become their sphere of influence."
Alger and the others were taken aback. Could an ambassador really possess such intelligence? It sounded like there was some inside information involved!
Audrey asked further, "I read in the newspaper that the radicals had engaged in a skirmish with the Remnantburg army."
But it seems the radicals achieved a certain victory despite having no advantage whatsoever?
Odis smiled and explained, "It wasn't a 'partial victory,' but a complete triumph!"
"A complete victory?" Leonard, who had also read the newspaper, asked with some curiosity, "I remember the newspaper also said that the radicals only had armed forces like the state guard, right? How did they defeat the regular army?"
Klein thought to himself: It is very likely that Odis himself intervened and helped the radicals achieve victory.
In his view, Odis was not someone who liked to play by the rules; perhaps with his demigod status,
He drove away a group of ordinary people and extraordinary officers. He was perfectly capable of doing something like that.
"I provided some support," Odis said with a smile. "Actually, the Lenburg government's actions have helped me. They were afraid of affecting their image in the international community, so they concealed the details of this battle."
"This would lead people to believe that the radicals had achieved some success by taking advantage of the terrain or tactics."
"In fact, the Lenburg army had no chance of winning because the radicals had deployed a mysterious force in this battle, and their defeat was inevitable."
Those who had read the newspaper were slightly taken aback, realizing that the battle seemed to be more complex than reported in the newspaper.
Leonard then asked, "Would you mind telling me what that mysterious force is?"
Odis smiled and said, "It's not convenient right now, but it shouldn't be long before you know what kind of soldiers they are."
Upon hearing this answer, Audrey asked, "Will the Reimborg Civil War continue?"
"It's not the Remnantburg Civil War," Odis said. "Haven't you all noticed? The situation in various countries is more tense than ever before, and some wars may break out."
"At that time, Lenburg may have some conflicts with the Kingdom of Feneport."
A "state of war" is a good opportunity to seize power.
Other members also sensed that relations between the various countries seemed very tense, and the possibility of a local war or conflict could not be ruled out.
Audrey nodded and asked, "Mr. Hermit, you just said that the radicals would use some areas of the western province of Remburg as their base. Does this mean that even after the negotiations are over, the standoff between the two sides will still exist?"
Klein, Alger, and Cattleya understood Odis's meaning, but the other members didn't seem to quite understand the purpose of doing so.
"Maintaining a certain amount of power locally is to consolidate the political position of the radicals," Odis explained. "If the radicals relinquish their local power after negotiations, they will be controlled again once they all take office in Azshara."
"If the governors of those three states are retained, it is tantamount to telling the conservatives that the radicals have a way out at any time, and at worst they can go back to the western provinces and have a new round of confrontation."
"The king will try his best to avoid such a situation."
Odiston paused for a moment and then said, "Moreover, with the power of these three states, we can implement radical policies. Otherwise, even if the radicals propose some new policies, the conservatives will not cooperate."
"When states governed by radicals become rich and powerful, more and more states will respond to the reforms of radicals."
This is actually the slowest method. Odis currently intends to use these three states as a springboard to seize control of the Remnburg government, which would be much faster.
Upon hearing this, Emlyn "Moon" belatedly said, "I saw in the newspaper that you seem to support the radicals. So, it seems you must be a member of the Remnburg radicals?"
The civil war in Lenburg has attracted widespread attention. Even vampires who don't usually concern themselves with worldly affairs occasionally discuss it, since there hasn't been any conflict in the Northern Continent for a long time.
In an environment where extraordinary beings are the rulers, the relationship between the government and the people is very stable. Civil war-like conflicts under such circumstances usually involve a clash between interest groups and extraordinary forces, which is always a topic of great interest.
Odis smiled and said, "You can think of it that way."
Emlyn habitually raised his chin, quite pleased with his own observational skills.
Klein thought to himself: That makes sense, except that he is actually the leader of the radical faction.
This topic will be discussed here for now. Klein then manipulated "The World" to say to Leonard, "Ask that person for me if they have seen the second 'Blasphemy Tablet'."
The other members were all a little confused. Alger, the "Hanged Man," thought to himself: A second one? Could there be two "Blasphemy Slabs"?
Everyone had similar questions and realized that the "star" was not as simple as it seemed. Someone he knew had actually seen one of the most important items in the myth!
Besides being a church member and an official extraordinary being, he has some other secrets!
Leonard was also taken aback, not expecting Klein to make such a request.
After a few seconds of silence, he finally exhaled and said, "Okay."
After returning, Leonard realized that the old man had seen something called the "Desecrating Slate".
Seeing that the two had finished their conversation, Audrey asked curiously, "'Mr. World,' are there two 'Blasphemy Slabs' in total?"
Klein manipulated the "world" and said, "As far as I know, that's how it is."
Audrey then asked, "Why is there a second piece?"
"I'm not entirely sure either," "World" said. "I'm also gathering relevant information."
He had just received some startling news: the second "blasphemous slab" seemed to contain more information than the first one. He asked the "old man" inside his poet classmate's body, hoping to confirm this.
At the same time, as they were speaking, "the world" looked at "the hermit" Odis.
Audrey immediately understood what the other party meant; perhaps the "Hermit" knew more information.
So she said to Odis, "'Hermit,' can we trade detailed information about the 'Blasphemy Tablet'?"
Odis smiled and said, "I've never seen that thing before either."
However, after thinking for a moment, he said, "I do have some information about the 'Desecrating Slab,' which is very valuable but not comprehensive."
"How about this, I'll have a chat with everyone and won't charge you any fees. You can repay me as payment when I need your help to gather intelligence in the future."
"Of course, if the intelligence you provide is of higher value, I will pay a corresponding premium."
Everyone paused for a moment, then realized it was a good form of transaction.
Odis said this because he realized that he could not yet fully disclose the information about the "Desecrating Tablets" to everyone; in that case, there was indeed not much he could say.
Moreover, Odis doesn't have much need for gold pounds at the moment, and that intelligence fee is a dispensable income for him.
In addition, he discovered that as the members' strength improved, the main role of the Tarot Club has gradually shifted from extraordinary transactions to information exchange.
Even Odis, who had already established several intelligence networks, still needed an information exchange platform like the Tarot Club.
Therefore, Odis believed that the focus of the Tarot Club should be on information exchange rather than earning information fees, hence the suggestion of "exchanging information for information".
Now that everyone had agreed to this way of communicating, Odis began to say: "As far as I know, there are indeed two 'Blasphemy Tablets,' the first of which was probably formed in the First Age."
"How exactly it was formed is unknown; all that is known is that it appeared after the emergence of the 'Ancient Sun God' in the Second Era, and it appeared along with this deity."
"The second 'blasphemous tablet' appeared at the end of the Tertiary period, and is said to have appeared after the fall of the 'ancient sun god'."
Currently, only Leonard, nicknamed "Star," is unaware of information regarding the first "Blasphemy Tablet." While surprised, he noticed that both "Blasphemy Tablets" seem to be connected to the "Ancient Sun God."
Klein understood the implication: "You mean, the second 'Blasphemy Tablet' is related to the ancient sun god?"
"I can confirm that," Odis said, "but it is not yet clear why the 'Ancient Sun God' would be associated with the 'Profane Slab'."
The process by which the "desecrated stone slab" was formed is also unclear.
At this point, Odis smiled and shrugged, saying, "Perhaps my level is not high enough, and I can only get some vague information."
The other members thought to themselves: It's already impressive that they know this much.
After all, they only found out today that there were actually two "blasphemous slabs".
Klein then asked, "What's the difference between these two blasphemous tablets?"
Odis pondered for a moment before saying, "It is said that the second piece contains more information than the first one."
He paused for a moment and then said, "It was precisely because of that extra information that the battles of the gods who witnessed the 'blasphemous tablet' began to change from the Fourth Epoch."
"The battle has shifted from a struggle over interests or factions to a battle over adjacent paths."
Aside from "stars" and "judgment," the other members immediately understood what the "extra" information was.
Alger asked, "Is it about the part 'above the gods'?"
He remembered that the Hermit had said that the concept of "adjacent paths" had emerged since the first "blasphemous tablet" appeared.
However, for a long time, the gods on adjacent paths did not seem to have any major conflicts.
For example, at the end of the Third Age, the "Goddess of Night," a true god of the "Sleepless" path, once invited the "God of War" of the "Warrior" path and the "God of the Dead" of the "Corpse Collector" path to join the "Redemption Rose."
This shows that even if their relationship wasn't very harmonious at the time, it wasn't to the point where they would start a war as soon as they met.
In the Fourth Age, the relationship between the gods seemed to change suddenly and remained largely unchanged for two ages.
This must be because the gods realized they could become even stronger, which is why this change occurred.
Audrey, who was opposite Alger, also thought of these things. At the same time, she further thought that after this information appeared, even if a god had no interest in becoming "above the gods", he would still have to be wary of gods of the same path and could not pretend to know nothing.
He wasn't sure if other deities on the same path were also uninterested in levels "above the divine," like himself. What if they were? What if they were already plotting to eliminate him? Even if they weren't interested, taking some precautions could effectively prevent such things from happening.
Audrey took a deep breath: So once the rules were established, every god would take action, essentially joining the struggle.
Klein thought of something else: this intelligence made sense theoretically. The "Ancient Sun God" was someone "above the gods," and someone "above the gods" had the means to become "above the gods," which didn't sound surprising.
Gadriya thought: I believe that some of the laws governing extraordinary characteristics must have played a role in this process.
Seeing that everyone had been pondering for a while and must have understood his meaning, Odis continued, "The first 'blasphemous tablet' should be in the 'forsaken land,' but I don't know exactly where."
The whereabouts of the second "blasphemous tablet" are more clearly known. It is said that after it had been in existence for some time, and many gods and angels had seen it, it was taken away by Adam shortly afterward.
Klein was somewhat surprised: Adam?
However, upon further reflection, it seemed quite reasonable: if the second "blasphemous stone tablet" was related to the "Ancient Sun God," it would be normal for it to be taken away by the "Ancient Sun God's" eldest son.
The other members gradually realized that this intelligence was actually very high-level, so high that simply providing such intelligence would elevate their status within their respective organizations.
There was no chance of general promotion before, but now there is.
In fact, many of the intelligence reports released by the "Hermits" fall into this category, but they dare not easily reveal them to their own organizations because they cannot explain the source of the intelligence.
What's different today is that the "Hermit" actually used this high-level information for communication. While everyone remembers this favor, they also realize that the form of the Tarot Club seems to have quietly changed.
At this point, Klein, who, besides Odis, knew the most about the "Blasphemy Tablets," manipulated the "World" and asked again, "Besides possessing all information from all sources, what other function does the 'Blasphemy Tablets' serve?"
"There should be," Odis said vaguely again, "but I'm not entirely sure about the specifics."
Klein simply said "Oh," and had no further questions.
After that topic was over, Odis suddenly asked, "Does anyone know anyone from the Zoroastrian family?"
?
Klein had already given Leonard a wary look out of the corner of his eye.
Although he did not obtain accurate information about which angel family the old man inside Leonard belonged to.
However, based on the information obtained earlier, it is not the "Amon family". If it were an Amon clone, Leonard would have been gone long ago.
Secondly, it couldn't be the Jacob family, because most of the members of that family had already become Ammon's alter ego.
The key point is that the "old man" can split into very advanced "time worms," although they are much weaker than Amon's "time worms," but there is no doubt that they are at the level of angels.
It is highly unlikely that the Jacob family still has any extraordinary beings at the angelic level—or rather, it is highly unlikely that there are any angelic beings other than the avatar of Amon.
The most likely candidate is a high-ranking member of the Zoroaster family.
Odis tried to avoid looking at Leonard and continued, "I wonder if everyone remembers? When we were exchanging information about the Fourth Epoch, we discussed information about this Angel Family."
"This is a family that possesses potions with the 'Thief' pathway, but they've all gone into hiding to avoid being found by Amon's clones."
Everyone thought back for a moment and then shook their heads, not remembering knowing any members of this family.
Leonard, nicknamed "Star," suddenly asked, "What do you want with this family member?"
The other members immediately realized that Mr. "Star" was not only an official Extraordinary Being, but also very likely knew members of this Angel Family.
Or perhaps this angel family has secretly pledged allegiance to a righteous church, and "Star," though outwardly an official extraordinary being, is actually a member of this family.
Odis truthfully stated: "During an expedition, I rescued a member of the Zoroasters from the Fourth Age. He was eager to find his people, so I inquired about him at the Tarot meeting."
"If you have the relevant connections, please pass on this message to the members of this family. If you can facilitate their meeting, I will pay you some reward."
"Magician" Fors and "Judgment" Hugh were slightly taken aback. They only knew about Mr. Longzel from more than a hundred years ago, but they did not know that there was also a member of the angel family from the previous era.
However, they speculated that the "hermit" was one of the two people they encountered during the same expedition.
Audrey also remembered that the "Hermit" had mentioned that he had encountered several historical figures during an expedition, but she didn't know the specifics.
Klein, who sat at the head of the long bronze table, was a fellow traveler on that expedition. He immediately thought of the corresponding figure: Mobert Zoroaster, a nobleman from the Solomon Empire of the Quaternary Period.
Leonard said, "If I have the chance, I will pass on your friend's request."
Although the Pallas Soloas within him had long since ceased contact with his family's descendants to avoid implicating them, Leonard frequently attended gatherings of the "Hermits of Destiny," where he could encounter Soloas's people.
Odis nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for your news."
After their conversation ended, Klein manipulated "The World" to say to Odis, "Please tell the 'Mysterious Queen' that I hope to meet with her soon to discuss some matters. The specific time and place will be determined by her."
He had discovered that the royal family was preparing a ceremony to elevate a "Black Emperor," and he sought out Bernadette to further confirm certain matters and establish a mechanism for sharing intelligence.
The best course of action for this is to speak with the "mysterious queen" in person.
Odis nodded and replied, "I will pass on the message for you."
Cattleya, however, was somewhat wary, wondering what the "world" wanted with the "Queen".
However, considering that both the "Queen" and Odis are now demigods, there is no need to worry about the "Queen" being in danger.
Then, "The Sun" Derrick asked, "Gentlemen, my ascension ritual is to bury my entire body in ice that will not normally melt in pure darkness and drink a potion."
"Hmm, similar ice blocks aren't hard to find in Silver City, but how do we create pure and safe darkness?"
Leonard, nicknamed "Star," remarked: "This young man is truly down-to-earth."
In his view, since the problem of "ice that will not melt normally" can be solved, there is no need to make it public.
However, Leonard then realized that showing his sincerity was the right way to ask for advice from others.
He was about to say, "Pure darkness is very easy to create," which only required praying for the power of the "goddess,"
All you need to do is create a talisman.
But this time he was more cautious. Seeing that no one spoke, he didn't immediately express his thoughts.
The other members knew some details about the Forsaken Land and considered the dangers it posed in the darkness, so none of them offered any suggestions for the time being.
Odis pondered for a moment and said, "I have a plan. Go back and try it out."